Amanda Peet Parents: Meet Penny Levy, Charles Peet

Amanda Peet is an American actress who was born in New York City. Amanda Peet is the daughter of Penny Levy and Charles Peet.

Amanda Peet’s mother Penny Levy was a social worker and her father  Charles Peet Jr. corporate lawyer. Her father is a Quaker, and her mother is Jewish; both are atheists.

Amanda Peet’s maternal great-grandfathers were Samuel Levy, a lawyer, businessman, and public official who served as Manhattan Borough President, and Samuel Roxy Rothafel, a theatrical impresario and entrepreneur.

Amanda Peet moved to London with her family when she was seven years old, returning four years later. Amanda Peet graduated from Columbia University with a degree in American history after attending Friends Seminary.

She auditioned for acting classes with teacher Uta Hagen in college and decided to become an actress after taking Hagen’s class. Peet appeared with Stephen Lang in the off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets’ Awake and Sing! during her four-year study with Hagen.

Amanda Peet has starred in Jack & Jill (1999–2001), Togetherness (2015–2016), Brockmire (2016–2020), and Dirty John in 2020. She wrote and co-executive produced the Netflix series The Chair which was released in 2021.